The way The In Work Tax Credit is given out it is grossly unfair and discriminatory says CPAGroup spokesperson and Associate Professor Economics at University of Auckland Susan St John.Children of beneficiaries do not qualify for this support,nor do those who do not meet the hours of work required.Where is the recognition for the valuable work that parents do for society,in raising their children well,or the acknowledgement that sole parents may be doing it under hardest of circumstances.?

I think the problem for many working people (who incidentally,don’t all use drugs) in Auckland is likely to be that moving away may bring other,perhaps worse problems. Uprooting kids from schools,moving away from any family/friends support network may not be worth doing if there’s no work to be had.

Because the problem is that regardless of how difficult living in Auckland is,that’s where the jobs are.

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1700 Filipinos are working on dairy farms in New Zealand.A study has found migrant dairy farm workers from the Phillipines were being abused,exploited, underpaid and made to work in dangerous conditions.Shouldn,t there be a standard employment agreement for dairy farm workers whether they be migrant workers or not?

I liked that saying Arandar;The future of work cannot be separated from the future of consumption.
The future of both will rest entirely on the foundation of a Basic Income.
Scott Santens

There is also the idea that we should try to emphasize “Being not Having”.
It’s pretty hard to practice this let alone to get that message through to the young people today when they are bombarded with all the messages of: “You really need to have this to be successful”.

Is it possible to get away from the constant growth message and to live in a steady state economy.

Replacing the current governments “fire at will and a simple fair,and fast referee service law with fair trial periods that provide both protection against unjustified dismissal is one of NZ Labours policies backing fair pay and conditions policys We need to double the Labour Inspectors whilst introducing Fair Pay Agreements that set fair,basic employment conditions across an industry based on the employment standards of that industry.We need to be promoting a Living Wage by paying it to all workers in the core public service and extending it to contractors too over time.